The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
The last 2 years are available to MOU members.
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Seasonal Report Archive for The Loon - Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles | Occurrence | |
| This is the 1930 to present seasonal report archive for The Loon, journal of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. The last 2 years are available to MOU members. |
Seasons |
| Species: Kites, Accipiters, Hawks, Eagles |
| Swainson's Hawk(Buteo swainsoni) | ||||
| Year | Season | N | S | |
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| 1961 | Spring | reported only by R. Grant: two seen on 29 April near Lake Traverse and on 5 May one in the dark phase was seen in the same area. Rough-legged Hawk was seen as late as 21 April by Jan Green at Duluth. | ||
| 1961 | Summer | One seen by Lowry Elliott on 20 August near Salt Lake, but in South Dakota. Two seen 17 June near Brown's Valley, Traverse County. | ||
| 1962 | Spring | April 12 Duluth, Janet C. Green; April 28 Blue Mounds State Park, Rock Co., Avifaunal Club; April 29 Claremont, Dodge Co., Bob Janssen; May 16 Cannon Falls, Goodhue Co., W. R. Pieper and R. Huber. | ||
| 1962 | Fall | Only fall report, Sept. 2, Brown's Valley, Traverse Co., R. Grant, 2 seen. | ||
| 1963 | Spring | April 20, Lake Traverse, Avifaunal Club; May 18, Traverse County, R. Grant. | ||
| 1963 | Summer | Lincoln Co., Lake Benton, Aug. 3, 2 ad seen, Avifaunal Club. | ||
| 1964 | Spring | 5-2 Wangs, Goodhue Co, RBJ, BL, RG, HFH; 5-9 Fargo, EGA. | ||
| 1964 | Fall | 9-18 Lac qui Parle Co, N. Robertson; 10-8 Roseau Co, 1 dark phase, JLR. | ||
| 1965 | Spring | more records than usual; eastward movement also noted in Wisconsin; 4-15 Big Stone and Lac qui Parle Co's, RAG; 4-17 Rice Co, PE, JB, CE; 4-18 Traverse Co, RAG; 4-22 Eyota, FGD; 4-24 Chippewa Co, PL; 4-25 Morris, RAG and 5-1 Goodhue Co, RBJ. | ||
| 1965 | Fall | 10-2 Dakota Co BL ACR. ' ' | ||
| 1966 | Spring | 3-19 Stearns Co, 1, RPR( amazingly early; details do not preclude an immature Red-tail); 4-11 Luverne, Rock Co, 1, RO, BA; 4-21 Hartville, Dakota Co, 1, RLH; 5-21 Lac qui Parle Co, BL. | ||
| 1966 | Summer | 7-7 Winona Co, between St. Charles and Utica, good detail, MS. | ||
| 1966 | Fall | 9-13 Lac qui Parle Co., 1, PE. | ||
| 1967 | Spring | 4-8 Washington Co., EMB; 4-15 Lincoln Co., BL; 4-15 Nobles Co., DB; 5-13 Wilkin Co., JAH; 5-20 Pine Co., MIG; 5-30 Goodhue Co., FN/ MAS. | ||
| 1967 | Summer | 6-14 Goodhue Co., 2 mi. E. Etter, ELC; seen again in same area on 7-9, HFH; 6-10 and 7-3 Cottonwood, Lyon Co., PE. | ||
| 1967 | Fall | 9-1 West St. Paul, Dakota Co., 1 found injured, brought to JO; 9-3 Lake Benton, Lincoln Co., 5, BL. | ||
| 1968 | Spring | 4-9 Onamia, Mille Lacs Co., 1 dark phase, MIV; 4-11 Odessa, Big Stone Co., 2, BL; 4-25 , 5-3, 5-8 Fargo-Moorhead, fide EGA; 5-10 Vasa, Goodhue Co., DB, KP. | ||
| 1968 | Summer | 7-17 Lake Belle Taine, near Nevis, Hubbard Co, nest with Jy, attended by 2ad, good details, LWJ. | ||
| 1968 | Fall | 8-19 Washington BL; 8-25 Dakota (Black Dog) FN/ ' MAS; 10-3 and 10-6 Lyon PE; 10-12 St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin MIG. | ||
| 1969 | Spring | 4-12 Big Stone Co., BL, DB; 5-3 Goodhue Co., RBJ. | ||
| 1969 | Summer | 7-3 Rosemount, DAKOTA Co., 1 carrying rodent in talons at University of Minnesota Research Farm (BAH). · Bald Eagle: 60 active nests in the Chippewa Forest produced 44 young this season (The Loon, Vol. 41, No. 3). The species was also recorded in St. Louis Co. (Crane Lake and Lac La Croix) and WINONA Co., 7-28, 2 birds (BT). Marstr~Hawk: nested in Morrison Co.; also reported from Rice, Hennepin, Ramsey, Sherburne, Cass, Carver, St. Louis, Rock, Ottertail, Isanti, Clay, Mahnomen, Wright, Cook, Mille Lacs, Nobles, and Ste | ||
| 1969 | Fall | 8-25 Dakota BTV; 9-4 Hennepin WKE; 10-26 Wabasha DGM. | ||
| 1970 | Spring | 4-1 0 Dakota RG; 4-18 Jackson LF; only reports. | ||
| 1970 | Summer | 6-27 Welch, GOODHUE Co, DB. Bald Eagle : Reno, HOUSTON Co., June, nest and 1 y, FL, BTV; Lake Vermillion, St. Louis Co., adu lts andy DWM. | ||
| 1970 | Fall | 4 reports 9-30 Duluth (1 dark phase) KE, RR, ]G, MMC; 10-4 Watonwan (2) LF; 10-5 Cottonwood Lf. | ||
| 1970 | Winter | 5-15 s. of Chatfield, Fillmore Co., 5-17 southern Dakota Co., E. M. Campbell. | ||
| 1971 | Spring | 5 reports Washington BL; 5-15 Lac qui Parle KE, PE, RR and Lyon RBJ; 5-22 Swift FN. | ||
| 1972 | Summer | 6-12 Felton, Clay Co. JAB. | ||
| 1973 | Summer | Dakota Co. (7-4 RR) (7-23 RBJ), Olmstead Co. (7-24 RBJ), Dodge Co. (6-17 JAB). | ||
| 1973 | Fall | Two reports (four last year): 9-16 Crow Wing (KBZ) (rare this far north); 9-23 Rock (KRE). | ||
| 1974 | Spring | 6 reports and 3 nests reported: 4-14 Stearns NMH; 4-16, 4-18 to 4-20 10+, 2 nests near Austin DS; 4-27 Pipestone RBJ; 5-4 Pipestone KG; 5-13, 5-18 & 19 near Holland bird on nest KE. | ||
| 1974 | Summer | Nested in Mower (2 nests, DS) and Pipestone (near Holland, EC) (few nesting reports exist for this hawk); a~so reported from Chippewa (CH), Pipestone (near Ihlen, KE, JG), Rock (KE), Dakota and Goodhue (RJ). | ||
| 1974 | Fall | 8-17 Pipestone, Murray RBJ, KE, PE; 8-13 Rock KE; 8-6 Dakota DH; all reports. | ||
| 1975 | Spring | 17 reports of 20 individuals: 3 reports on 4-16 from Olmsted and Dakota Co's; other reports from 4-20 to 5-31 from Mower, Goodhue, Lac qui Parle, Rock. Lyon, Traverse, Dodge, Rice and Clay ABNGP). Redwood, Co's (4-20 | ||
| 1975 | Summer | Nested in Mower (R. Kneeskern); also reported from Lyon (7-6, HK), Rock (6-11, KE), Murray (7-6, KE, PE), Cottonwood (6-14, KE), Olmsted (7-5, JF), Steele (7-10, ES). | ||
| 1975 | Fall | reported from 8 counties south late dates 9-18 Lincoln JD; 9-20 Mower RK; 10-3 Yellow Medicine (2) GO. | ||
| 1976 | Spring | 16 reports of 20 individuals: early 4-4 Yellow Medicine GO; 4-14 Mower RKJ; other reports from 4-16 to 5-26 from Rock, Pipestone, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Dakota. | ||
| 1976 | Summer | nested in Rock (Hardwick; pair at nest on 7-16, JG; 2 fledged young on 7-24, KE), Mower (714, RK) and Dakota (until 7-21 at Hastings, 2 adults and 2 young, JD); also reported from Clay (J. Fitzpatrick), Swift (KE), Lac qui Parle (KE), Pipestone (JG, DGW) and Olmsted (JF). | ||
| 1976 | Fall | Only report north 9-9 Duluth MK; late south 9-23 Nicollet, 9-25 Hennepin, and 9-26 Pipestone (70) PE, RJ. | ||
| 1977 | Spring | 23 reports of 34 individuals: early 3-27 Murray KE; 4-11 Fillmore, Mower RK; other reports from 4-17 to 5-28 from Lac qui Parle, Wilkin, Clay, Lyon, Big Stone, Dakota and Rock. | ||
| 1977 | Summer | Nested in Wilkin (2 adults at nest into June, GO), Rock (2 adults at nest into June, KE) and Steele (7-9, 2 young in nest, JF); also reported from Kittson, Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Renville, Dodge and Dakota. | ||
| 1977 | Fall | Late south 9-27 Anoka (KL), 10-1 Freeborn (DG); many more reports than usual with reports from 14 different counties. | ||
| 1978 | Spring | Early south 3-30 Olmsted JF. | ||
| 1978 | Summer | Breeding reported from Lac qui Parle and Dakota; also seen in Kittson, Wilkin, Big Stone, Chippewa, Lincoln, Nicollet (JCF) and Olmsted. | ||
| 1978 | Fall | Late north 9-19 Duluth Hawk Ridge; late south 10-19 Martin EB. Also reported from Big Stone, Dakota, Lac qui Parle, Olmsted, Otter Tail and Wilkin counties. | ||
| 1979 | Spring | Early south 4-2 Lac qui Parle DGW, 4-7 Dakota JD, 4-8 Anoka KL; early north 4-21 Wilkin GS, 4-29 Wilkin SM. Reported from 13 counties. | ||
| 1979 | Summer | Breeding reported from Big Stone, Wright (pair at nest, Silver Creek Twp., EAH); also seen in Marshall, Clay, Becker, Wilkin, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Pipestone, Rock, Mower, Olmsted, Dodge, Washington (Cottage Grove). | ||
| 1979 | Fall | Late north 9-9 Wilkin SM, 10-3 Otter Tail SM and St. Louis (Hawk Ridge); late south 9-22 Renville RJ, 10-3 Otter Tail CMB, 10-4 Blue Earth EB. | ||
| 1980 | Spring | Early south 3-29 Dakota JD, 4-18 Big Stone SC, 4-26 Lac qui Parle F AE, Lyon HK; early north 4-24 Traverse SM, 5-11 Otter Tail GMO. | ||
| 1980 | Summer | Breeding reported from Dakota; also seen in Mower, Washington (Marine- on-St. Croix), Wright (Silver Creek Twp.), Renville, Yellow Medicine, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Big Stone, Traverse, Clay, Red Lake. Range appears to be expanding in the central regions. Ba1d Eagle Breeding reported from Houston, Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Becker; also seen throughout the North Central Region plus the St. Croix River in Pine, Chisago and once in Marshall (6-27, East Park WMA). | ||
| 1980 | Fall | Late north 9-27 Clay TL, 10-1 Grant SM, 1 0-18 St. Louis (Hawk Ridge); late south 9-7 Mower RRK, 9-20 Olmsted JEB, 10-26 Martin EB. | ||
| 1981 | Spring | 4-12 Mower RRK, 4-15 Lyon HK, 4-18 Olmsted JEB; early north 4-14 Otter Tail GMO, 5-12 Traverse SM, 5-23 Clay SM. | ||
| 1981 | Summer | Breeding data from Lac qui Parle, Lyon, Rice. Seen within range plus Wright (Silver Creek Twp.), Washington (Cottage Grove). Ba,ld Eagle Breeding data from Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Houston; nesting reported from Beltrami. Seen throughout range plus Anoka, Chisago, Washington. | ||
| 1981 | Fall | Hawk Ridge total 10 (only 5 in 6 previous years); late north 9-25 Beltrami KL, 9-27 Otter Tail SDM (7), Hawk Ridge (6), 10-18 Hawk Ridge (1); late south 10-2 Jackson KL, 10-11 Dakota JD, 11-7 Renville FKS. | ||
| 1982 | Spring | Early south 4-7 Lac qui Parle CMB, 4-12 Mower RRK, 4-16 Olmsted JEB, BE; early north 5-2 Red Lake RJ, 5-15 Chippewa KL, 5-17 Marshall KSS. | ||
| 1982 | Summer | Nesting reported from Mower. Seen throughout the western regions plus Hennepin, Dakota, Rice, Olmsted. | ||
| 1982 | Fall | Hawk Ridge count: three ( 1982: ten); late north 10/3 Hawk Ridge, 10/14 Polk KSS ; late south 9/21 Mower RRK, 10/4 Fillmore RJ. | ||
| 1983 | Spring | Early south first March records 3/23 Winona AM/JP, 3/30 Dakota, Goodhue 10; early north 4/1 Otter Tail GMO, 5/11 Grant SDM. | ||
| 1983 | Summer | Seen in Kittson, Marshall, Polk, Rock, Mower, Fillmore, Dakota, Washington, Ramsey. | ||
| 1983 | Fall | Duluth Hawk Ridge count 3 ( 1982: 3); late north 8/29 Todd KL, 10/16 Wilkin JB, 10/20 Hawk Ridge; late south 10/6 Dakota 10. | ||
| 1984 | Spring | Early south 3/31 Dakota JD, 4/15 Mower RRK, 4/24 Rock SWIMS ; early north 4/3 Otter Tail GMO, 4/29 Wilkin SDM, 5/17 Pennington KSS. | ||
| 1984 | Summer | nested in Dakota; also seen in lO other counties including Washington (many dates -BL) and Hennepin (6/17, Brooklyn Park-OJ). | ||
| 1984 | Fall | Duluth Hawk Ridge count: 5 (1983:3); late north 9/23 Otter Tail SDM, 9/25 Pennington KSS, 10/20 Hawk Ridge; late south 9/2 Dakota TI, 9/19 Dakota JD, 9/22 Olmsted JEB. | ||
| 1985 | Spring | Early south 4/4 Dakota JPIAM, 4/6 Olmsted JEB, 4/13 Dakota ES, Mower RRK; no spring reports north. | ||
| 1985 | Summer | Seen in Clay, Swift, Yellow Medicine and Pipestone in western regions, Washington, Dakota, Goodhue, Wabasha, Olmsted, Dodge and Mower in eastern regions. | ||
| 1985 | Fall | Duluth Hawk Ridge count: 4 (1984:5). Late north 9/6 Douglas, 10/5 Hawk Ridge, 10/18 Wilkin GAM; late south 10/6 Olmsted, 11/2 Goodhue JD, ll/5 Hennepin VL. | ||
| 1986 | Spring | Early south 3/19 Dakota JD, 3/28 Olmsted BE, 3/29 Renville BL; early north 4/20 Traverse GAM, 4/28 Wilkin SDM, 5/17 Clearwater AB. | ||
| 1986 | Summer | Probable nesting in Mower. Also seen in a cluster of ten counties south and west from Chippewa. Renville and Watonwan plus Washington, Ramsey, Dakota, Olmsted, Fillmore in the eastern regions. No North reports along the western border. | ||
| 1986 | Fall | Late north 8/17 Clay TM; late south 9/23 Fillmore AP, 9/25 Mower RRK, 10/2 Sherburne 00/SS. | ||
| 1987 | Spring | Early south 3/21 Goodhue JD, 4/ I 0 Winona AP, 4/11 Lincoln AB; early north 4/13 Wilkin SDM, 5/10 Polk RJ. | ||
| 1987 | Summer | Nested in Mower. Also seen in Mahnomen, Clay, Swift, Pipestone, Rock, Murray, Waseca, Steele, Fillmore, Olmsted, Goodhue, Dakota. | ||
| 1987 | Fall | Late north 8/24 Becker BK, 9/27 Wilkin SDM (45), 10/4 Todd DBC; late south 8/28 Swift EL, 9/12 Lac qui Parle RG, 10/21 Nicollet JF. | ||
| 1988 | Spring | Early south 3/27 Rice AB, 4/4 Fillmore DG, 4/6 Mower AP, RJ; early north 4/10 Clay LCF and Marshall ANWR. | ||
| 1988 | Summer | Nested in Mower, Fillmore (NAO). Also seen in Ottertail, Traverse, Murray, Rock, Blue Earth, Le Sueur, Washington, Dodge. | ||
| 1988 | Fall | Hawk Ridge count: 35 (previous high 10) includin 3 e north 9/23 OtterTail SDM, /30 Cook SOL· ate south 9/10 Pope and Stevens 5 Martin AB, 9/29 Waseca. NoRed-tailed Hawk Hawk Ridge count: 3650 reported from 10 counties north, 21 counties south. | ||
| 1989 | Spring | Early south 3/26 Todd PH (The Loon 61 :119-121), 4/5 Dakota JD, 4/13 Swift SC, 4/16 Fillmore AP, BSE, Mower RRK; early north 5/21 Otter Tail SDM, 5/22 Douglas SKS. | ||
| 1989 | Summer | Nested in Fillmore; seen in eight western counties plus Brown, Hennepin, Dodge, Olmsted, Mower. | ||
| 1989 | Fall | Reported north 9/23 and 10/31 Duluth HR; south 8/7 Mower RRK, 8/13 Pipestone JTS, 8/28 Dakota JD, 9/9 Martin RJ, AP, 9/27 Fillmore GMD. | ||
| 1990 | Spring | Early south 4/7 Lac qui Parle AB, 4/13 Swift DO; early north 4/15 Otter Tail SDM, 5/2 Clay LCF. | ||
| 1990 | Summer | Probable nesting in Fillmore; seen in 13 other southern counties plus Polk. | ||
| 1990 | Fall | Hawk Ridge count: 3; late north 9/22 Mille Lacs DB, Otter Tail MO, 10/5 Aitkin DS, 10/12 Polk DS; late south 9/27 Pipestone JP, 9/30 Rice AB, 10/4 Brown JS. | ||
| 1991 | Spring | Early south 4/2 Pipestone JP, 4/4 Fillmore GMD, 4/6 Lincoln RG, RJ, Olmsted BSE; early north 4/24 Clay SDM, 5/17 Norman GS, 5/19 Kitson KB. | ||
| 1991 | Summer | Nested in Fillmore; seen in 10 other counties within range but no farther north than Traverse. | ||
| 1991 | Fall | Late north 9/18 Grant SDM, 9/22 Wilkin SDM, 9/29 Norman MO; late south 9/28 Lincoln, Pipestone RJ. | ||
| 1992 | Spring | Early south 3/24 Olmsted JB, 4/4 Washington PC, 4/12 Dakota JD and Big Stone DN; early north 5/1 Grant GS, 5/9 Otter Tail SDM, 5/15 Clay LCF and Kittson MCBS. | ||
| 1992 | Summer | Nested in Red Lake MCBS; probable nesting in Kittson, Dakota. Seen in six additional western counties plus Brown, Rice, Washington, Olmsted, Mower. | ||
| 1992 | Fall | Hawk Ridge count: two. Late north 9/27 Otter Tail SDM and Wilkin MO, 10/10 Cook AH; late south 8/29 Lac qui Parle RB, 8/30 Dakota EL, 10/30 Ramsey RH. | ||
| 1993 | Spring | Early south 4/4 Blue Earth TEB, 4/5 Olmsted JB, 4/17 Pipestone PS. Early north 4/28 Traverse PS, 5/25 Norman AB, 5/29 Clearwater DJ. | ||
| 1993 | Summer | Seen in eight western counties plus Clearwater, Dakota, Mower; an injured bird was found on 7/8 in Virginia, St. Louis Co. SW/MS. | ||
| 1993 | Fall | Hawk Ridge count: four. Late north 8/22 Clearwater RG, 9/24 Hawk Ridge, 10/2 Otter Tail SDM. Late south 9/12 Brown JS, 9/18 Hennepin KB, 10/13 Rice OR. | ||
| 1994 | Spring | Early south 3/30 Washington WL, 4/9 Hennepin OJ and Lincoln RG; early north 5/6 Otter Tail SDM, 5/14 Marshall KSS, 5/21 Mahnomen TBr. | ||
| 1994 | Summer | Nested in Lac qui Parle; also seen in Otter Tail, Traverse, Big Stone, Murray, Washington, Dakota, Rice, Goodhue, Dodge, Mower. | ||
| 1994 | Fall | Hawk Ridge count: 7. Late north 9/18 Hawk Ridge. Late south 9/17 Hennepin KB, 9/24 Olmsted JW, 10/1 Swift RG, RJ. | ||
| 1995 | Spring | Early south 3/15 (earliest date on record) Olmsted CK, 4/20 Washington TEB, 4/21 Big Stone JW, 4/23 Lac qui Parle and Swift mob; only north report 5/6 Traverse KB. | ||
| 1995 | Summer | Reported in ten western counties plus Washington, Dakota, Rice, Winona, Mower. | ||
| 1995 | Fall | Reported from three north and five south counties; four were seen at Hawk Ridge. | ||
| 1996 | Spring | Reported from 22 south but only 2 north counties. Early south 4/5 Rice JL, 4/7 Freeborn ABa, 4/14 Lincoln JA, RgS. Observed 4/21 (breeding behavior) Winona CS, SMh. Other observations in eastern counties of Rice, Freeborn, Washington, Dakota and Olmsted, besides the usual southwestern counties. All north reports: 4/7 Clay SCM, 4/21 Clay WM, 4/22 Grant SDM. | ||
| 1996 | Summer | Nested in Big Stone; also observed in Polk, Lac qui Parle, Redwood, Washington, Dakota, Waseca, Mower, Winona. | ||
| 1996 | Fall | Late north 9/28 Otter Tail SDM, 9/29 Marshall PS, 10/6 Kittson PS and Wilkin SDM, plus three September sightings at HRNR, St. Louis Co. FN. All reports southwest: 8/18 Stevens KE et al., 8/19 Lincoln (3) TT, 9/14 Lincoln RgS, JAz, 9/21 Murray RgS, 8/24–9/22 Big Stone (peak of 4) LE. All reports southeast: 8/6 Dakota DBS, 8/17 Mower RRK, 8/20-9/9 Washington TEB, 8/31 Winona CS, 9/15 Scott KHe, JoW, 9/18 Dakota DBS and Anoka SC. Apparently left early, as median late south date is 10/2. | ||
| 1997 | Spring | Reported from 18 south and 4 north counties, including 5/20 St. Louis FN. Early north 3/31 Clay RO, 4/8 Pine SL, 4/20 Wilkin SDM. | ||
| 1997 | Summer | Many reports, due to intensive research efforts; observed in 17 counties within normal range. New nesting records in Lincoln (five nests discovered) MMa, Murray (five nests) MMa, Waseca (one nest) MMa, Washington (one nest) MMa, TEB, and Winona (one nest) MMa; plus 12 nests discovered in Pipestone MMa. | ||
| 1997 | Fall | Reported from four north and six south counties. Peak 9/29 HRNR (9). Late north 10/9 HRNR (1) FN. | ||
| 1998 | Spring | Reported from 16 south and 2 north counties, including 4/20, 4/22, and 5/13 St. Louis FN. | ||
| 1998 | Summer | Recorded in Big Stone, Pipestone, Rock, Lyon, Cottonwood, Washington, Dakota, Rice, Goodhue, Olmsted; plus new nesting record in Brown JSc, CS. | ||
| 1998 | Fall | Reported from three north and six south counties. No reports after September. | ||
| 1999 | Spring | Arrived south later than usual (no March reports). Early south 4/12 Dakota DBS, 4/17 Fillmore BBr and Washington TEB. Unusual location and relatively early 4/7 St. Louis FN, DCa. Only one other north report! | ||
| 1999 | Summer | Reported in seven western counties plus Brown, Waseca, Dakota, Washington. | ||
| 1999 | Fall | Only north reports: Becker, Clay, Wilkin, plus more reports than usual from St. Louis (HRNR). Few south reports after August: 9/11 Jackson CMa, 10/2 Lyon (2) RgS, 10/9 Lyon RgS. | ||
| 2000 | Spring | Observed in total of 11 south and 4 north counties, mostly in the west. Early south 3/22 Freeborn ABa, 4/8 Lyon RgS and Lac qui Parle BL. Reported in May from Cottonwood, Rice, Ramsey, Washington, Dakota, Mower. All north reports: 4/22 Traverse RJ and Otter Tail EF, 4/27 Becker BBe, plus unusual location 5/2 (adult dark morph) and 5/16 (immature light morph) St. Louis (West Skyline Hawkwatch in Duluth) FN. | ||
| 2000 | Summer | Reported in ten western counties (as far north as Otter Tail) plus Kandiyohi, Dakota, Goodhue, Waseca, Steele, Mower. | ||
| 2000 | Fall | Only north reports: 8/29 Clay DPJ, 9/12–23 St. Louis (14 at HRNR) FN et al. Reported from nine south counties, mostly from west-central, southwest and south-central regions. Late south 9/21 Steele NFT, 9/23 Lac qui Parle (2) FAE. | ||
| 2001 | Spring | Reported from 22 south and 6 north counties, primarily in the western and southern regions. Early south 4/10 Olmsted JJS, 4/11–15 in nine counties. Peak migration 4/25 (total of 18 in three West-central counties) SPM. First county occurrence 5/18 Sibley JJS. Early north 4/13 Otter Tail SPM, DKM and St. Louis (adult light morph at West Skyline Hawkwatch in Duluth) FJN; also at latter location 4/27 (adult light and adult rufous morph), 5/3 (immature light morph) FJN. Additional north reports from Wilkin, Clay, Polk, Morrison. | ||
| 2001 | Summer | Observed in Traverse, Douglas, Stearns, Meeker, Pipestone, Dakota, Waseca, Steele, Olmsted, Mower; plus county first 6/9 Carlton (light-morph adult) TAT. [Corrected] | ||
| 2001 | Fall | Only north reports: 9/29 Douglas REH, plus six at H.R.N.R. in Duluth including dark morph 9/10 (FJN). Multiple reports from six Southwest counties; also seen 8/14 Big Stone WOB, 8/30 Steele RBJ, 9/23 Mower RDK, RCK, and (late south) 10/13 Dakota ADS. | ||
| 2002 | Spring | Seen in 17 south counties, 7 of these in the Southwest and 4 in the South-central. Early south 4/8 Mower RDK, RCK, 4/9 Dakota ADS. All north reports: 4/23 Otter Tail SPM, DKM, 4/28 Wilkin WCM, plus five at W.S.H.C., Duluth. | ||
| 2002 | Summer | Observed in eight western counties plus Ramsey, Dakota, Steele, and Winona. | ||
| 2002 | Fall | Only north reports: 8/12 Traverse CRM, 9/14, 9/15, 9/22 St. Louis (H.R.N.R., Duluth) FJN, DSC et al. High count 9/21 Jackson (kettle of 8) KRE et al. Reported from seven south counties, including (late south) 10/5 McLeod DMF. | ||
| 2003 | Spring | Seen in 15 south and 5 north counties, mainly in southern and western regions. Early south 4/19 Fillmore PWP, 4/20 Houston JJS. Early north 4/12 St. Louis (adult light morph at W.S.H.C., Duluth) FJN, DSC; three more birds there 4/29–5/6 (two adult rufous morphs and one unknown). All other north reports: Becker, Otter Tail, Roseau, Traverse. | ||
| 2003 | Summer | Record-high number of reports. Observed in 11 western counties plus Carver, Washington, Dakota, Rice, Waseca, Steele, Mower; also 6/11 Kandiyohi PFS, 7/20 Meeker DMF. | ||
| 2003 | Fall | All north reports: 8/27 Pine/Kanabec †JMP, 9/1 Kittson KRE et al., 9/15 Red Lake DDM, BJM, 9/19 Polk JMJ, 9/20 Red Lake (Equality Twp.) PHS, 9/28 Clearwater (Popple Twp.) PHS, and total of seven at H.R.N.R. in Duluth between 8/16 and 10/4 (FJN, DSC, TSm). Found in eight south counties including (late south) 9/22 Big Stone BJU. | ||
| 2004 | Spring | Reported from 11 south and 6 north counties, mainly in southern and western regions. Early south 4/11 Washington KJB and Fillmore JWH. Early north 4/10 Polk EEF, 4/19 St. Louis (2 adult light morphs at W.S.H.C., Duluth) FJN, DSC; one other reported there 4/29 (adult rufous morph). All other north reports: Clay, Grant, Marshall, Otter Tail. | ||
| 2004 | Summer | Observed in three north and eight south counties within expected range. | ||
| 2004 | Fall | All north reports: 8/5 Roseau fide JMJ, 8/31 Wilkin RBJ, 9/11 Clay fide JMJ, and total of five at H.R.B.O. in Duluth between 9/7 and 9/24 (FJN, DSC). Reported from eight south counties, including 9/10 Steele (2) NFT, and (late south) 9/21 Dakota JPM. | ||
| 2005 | Spring | Reported from 12 south and 3 north counties, mainly in southern and western regions. Early south 4/16 Rock (5) RMD, CFa, 4/17 Fillmore JWH. All north reports: 4/9 Grant SPM, 4/29 St. Louis (adult light morph at W.S.H.C., Duluth, 3 others reported there in May) FJN, DSC, 5/28 Traverse HFe. | ||
| 2005 | Summer | Most reports ever: seen in 17 counties in all southern and central regions, plus Polk, Clay, Wilkin, Traverse. | ||
| 2005 | Fall | Reported from nine north and eight south counties. Four at H.R.B.O. in Duluth between 9/6 and 9/18 (FJN, RSB). Late north 10/8 Mahnomen and Norman BJU, 10/16 Clay PBB. Late south 10/1 Rock (dark morph near Luverne) KRE, 10/7 Sherburne ASc, 10/14 Lac qui Parle BJU. | ||
| 2006 | Spring | Reported from 16 south and 5 north counties, mainly in southern and western regions. Early south 4/3 Lac qui Parle BJU, 4/6 Lyon BJU. All north reports: 4/8 Otter Tail GO, 4/13 Douglas SPM, 4/16 Clay (2) PBB, 4/23 Wilkin (2) MCA, 4/27 St. Louis (W.S.H.C., Duluth) DSC. | ||
| 2006 | Summer | Observed in 17 counties in southern half of state. | ||
| 2006 | Fall | Only north reports: 8/30 Traverse BJU, 9/19, 9/20, 10/7 St. Louis (singles at Duluth) H.R.B.O. Found in 11 south counties. Late south 10/19 Lac qui Parle BJU, 10/24 Anoka DPG (median 10/2). | ||
| 2007 | Spring | 6 | 20 | Early south 3/29 Lac qui Parle BJU, 4/14 Meeker DMF (median 4/4). Several east reports from Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Mower, Olmsted, Steele. All north reports: 5/6 Traverse DFN, PEJ, 5/9 Polk RPR, 5/23 Lake of the Woods and Roseau DAC, RBJ, 5/25 Clay WCM, 5/26 Kanabec DPG. |
| 2007 | Summer | 2 | 17 | Observed south and west of a line from Polk to Olmsted. First country breeding record for Olmsted JWH. |
| 2007 | Fall | 2 | 15 | Only north reports: 8/6 Traverse BJU, 9/14–27 St. Louis (total of 5 at H.R.B.O.) EMG, KJB. Late south 10/12 Dakota RLW, JWo, 10/13 Kandiyohi DPG. |
| 2008 | Spring | 3 | 14 | Early south (median 4/3) 3/30 Dakota ADS, Lac qui Parle BJU, 4/12 Washington LS, 4/13 Dakota CMB. All north reports: 4/25 Clay RHO, 4/28 Traverse BJU, 5/4 Otter Tail SPM. |
| 2008 | Summer | 1 | 8 | Seen in Traverse, Big Stone, Lac qui Parle, Washington, Dakota, Nobles, Waseca, Steele, Mower. |
| 2008 | Fall | 3 | 11 | Only north reports: 8/29 Norman DPG, 8/30 Marshall DPG, 9/8–17 St. Louis (total of 6 at H.R.B.O., including 3 dark morphs on 9/17) KJB. Late south 10/7 Stearns MJB, 10/14 Dakota JLO, 10/20 Hennepin DDo (median 10/3). |
| 2009 | Spring | 4 | 13 | Early south (median 4/3) 4/7 Meeker DMF, 4/10 Cottonwood DHr. All north reports: 4/10 Douglas JPE, 4/18 Polk JMJ, 5/3 Polk JMJ, 5/9 Traverse PEJ, DFN, 5/20 St. Louis (W.S.H.C.) KJB, 5/21 St. Louis (juv. light morph, 40th Ave. W./Erie Pier) MSS. |
| 2009 | Summer | 1 | 5 | Only north report: 6/24 Clay (2) MJB. All south: Dakota, Rice, Steele, Freeborn, Mower. |
| 2009 | Fall | 2 | 7 | All north reports: 8/17 Polk SAS, 8/22 Polk JMJ, 10/4 Otter Tail NAJ, 10/24 Polk JMJ. Late south 9/12 Meeker DMF, 9/28 Nicollet RMD (median 10/3). |
| 2010 | Spring | 1 | 22 | Early south 4/3 (median) Washington PEJ, DFN, 4/9 Lyon BRB, 4/10 Lac qui Parle BJU. All north reports: 5/4 Traverse FVS, 5/26 Traverse CRM. High count 5/9 Brown (4) RMD. [Corrected] |
| 2010 | Summer | 1 | 13 | Reported south of a line from Big Stone to Dakota, plus Polk. |
| 2010 | Fall | 5 | 11 | All north reports: 8/28 Red Lake JMJ, 9/4 Kittson KRE, m.ob., 9/5 Marshall KRE, m.ob., 9/12 & 9/19 St. Louis (Duluth) KJB, ABL, 9/19 Marshall JMJ, 9/26 Polk SAu. Late south 10/6 Murray BJU, 10/9 Lincoln CRM, 10/22 Lac qui Parle BJU (median 10/5). |
| 2011 | Spring | 2 | 22 | Early south (median 4/3) 3/26 Washington RLW, 4/8 Yellow Medicine KRE, m.ob., 4/9 Big Stone LS, Lac qui Parle, Stevens m.ob. New county record 5/15 Isanti LS. All north reports: 5/7 Todd FGo, 5/28 Douglas HHD, RAE. |
| 2011 | Summer | 3 | 19 | Found primarily south of a line from Traverse and Grant to Washington, but also Polk. |
| 2011 | Fall | 6 | 16 | Seasonal total of 10 at H.R.B.O. in Duluth (KJB), all in September. All other north reports: 8/19 Kittson (Halma) LeG, 8/21–9/4 Polk m.ob., 8/21–9/18 Traverse (Walls Twp.) BJU, 8/31–9/18 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) m.ob., 9/24 Clay NAJ. Late south 10/15 Lac qui Parle BJU, 11/1 Hennepin LMS, 11/11 Goodhue (record late, juvenile light morph, Minneola Twp.) †PHS (median 10/5). |
| 2012 | Spring | 4 | 21 | Early south (median 4/3) 3/31 Lac qui Parle BJU, 4/14 Dakota RTe, 4/15 Martin BRB, Renville DBM. All north reports: 5/5 Wilkin DBz, 5/9 Grant DBM, 5/22 Polk, Wilkin ANy, 5/28 Marshall (near Warren) HHu. |
| 2012 | Summer | 5 | 14 | Observed in all regions except North-Central, Northeast. |
| 2012 | Fall | 3 | 14 | High count 9/9 St. Louis (7, H.R.N.R.) KJB. Late north 9/16 St. Louis KJB, ABL (median 9/30); also reported north in Clay and Traverse. Late south 10/1 Big Stone DLP, 10/4 Blue Earth ChH (median 10/5). |
| 2013 | Spring | 6 | 24 | Early south (median 4/3) 4/13–24 Dakota ph. CMB, m.ob., 4/16 Goodhue GJM, 4/18 Washington LMS. All north 4/26–27 Wilkin †KRE, RZi, ALo, 4/27–28 Otter Tail ALo, RZi, 4/28 Clay TCL, 5/2 Grant (North Ottawa Impoundment) ph. PEB, 5/5 Wilkin RAE, 5/12 Polk VLa, SAu, 5/13 Traverse RAE, 5/15–16 Grant WCM. |
| 2013 | Summer | 2 | 14 | Reported from all western and southern regions, plus Dakota, Renville. |
| 2013 | Fall | 8 | 12 | An amazing high count 10/2 Otter Tail (151, Upper Lightning Lake) ph. †MJM was more than double the prior high count of 70 (The Loon 48:186). Late north 10/12 Polk (Tympanuchus W.M.A.) GBe, 11/6 St. Louis KJB (median 9/30). Late south 9/26 Anoka REH, 9/28 Blue Earth BHW, 10/5 Murray BRB, Yellow Medicine BRB (median 10/5). |
| 2014 | Spring | 4 | 20 | Early south (median 4/3) 4/2 Steele NFT, 4/8 Jackson BRB, 4/17 Jackson (2) DOB. All north 4/26 Clay (Felton Prairie) PBB, 5/2 Clearwater CRM, KMS, 5/18 St. Louis (Duluth) †TRK, 5/26 Marshall CCr. |
| 2014 | Summer | 2 | 12 | Found in a few counties in all central and south regions. First county breeding record from Stevens ANy. |
| 2014 | Fall | 3 | 14 | High count 10/3 Blue Earth (5) BHW. Late north 9/13 Polk TCL, 9/20 St. Louis (2, H.R.B.O.) KJB, DAC, JLK, ClN (median 9/30). Late south 10/5 Big Stone TPM, 10/6 Blue Earth BHW (median 10/5). |
| 2015 | Spring | 3 | 26 | Early south (median 4/3) 4/1 McLeod PRH, 4/2 Cottonwood DHr, Goodhue ph. GHo, 4/4 Lincoln RSA, Murray GWe. All north 4/11 Traverse DWK, SBM, 5/16 St. Louis JH, 5/21 Grant EPt. |
| 2015 | Summer | 2 | 15 | Found in scattered locations in all western and southern regions plus Dakota, Kandiyohi. |
| 2015 | Fall | 4 | 15 | High count 9/28 Blue Earth (4) B.H.W. Late north 9/18 St. Louis (2, H.R.B.O.) KJB, 9/29 Todd CSh. Late south 10/5–12 Blue Earth (max. 2) B.H.W. (median 10/5). |
| 2016 | Spring | 4 | 22 | Early south (median 4/3) 4/9 Lincoln JWH, JPR, Pipestone JSc, 4/12 Lincoln (4) TAT, Mower (2) SWm. Early north 4/16 Clay (2) ShG, 5/5 St. Louis (W.S.H.C.) FJN, 5/11 Traverse ANy, DBz. High count 4/15 Big Stone (7) DLP. |
| 2016 | Summer | 2 | 19 | Found in various locations south of a line from Clay to Washington. |
| 2016 | Fall | 5 | 21 | High counts 10/6 Kandiyohi (60, total from two kettles) JoS, 10/7 St. Louis (4) H.R.B.O., 10/8 St. Louis (4) H.R.B.O. Late north 10/6, 10/7, 10/8 St. Louis H.R.B.O. (median 9/28). Late south 10/7 Carver JTg, 10/8 Blue Earth B.H.W., Ramsey (2) LiH, 10/9 Big Stone DLP (median 10/6). |
| 2017 | Spring | 4 | 23 | Early south (median 4/3) 3/30 Scott JEB, 4/4 Hennepin TLo, 4/6 Mower SWm. Early north (median 4/19) 4/15 Grant ToL, CEl, LiH, 4/16 Otter Tail WPl. High counts 4/29 Lac qui Parle (7) DOr, 4/21 Rock (6, Touch the Sky Prairie) WCM. |
| 2017 | Summer | 7 | 17 | Observed in all regions except North-central, Northeast. |
| 2017 | Fall | 7 | 16 | High count 9/26 Blue Earth (3) BHW. Late north 10/1 St. Louis (dark juvenile, H.R.N.R.) AxM, 10/4 St. Louis BMu, (dark juvenile) H.R.B.O., 10/13 Becker ShG, HeH (median 9/28). Late south 10/7 Blue Earth BHW, 10/8 Le Sueur (2) ebd, 10/13 Brown MiO (median 10/9). |
| 2017 | Winter | 1 | First winter record for the state: 12/3 McLeod (light morph adult, Bergen twp.) ph. BDe, ph. †GAn. | |
| 2018 | Spring | 5 | 25 | Early south (median 4/3) 4/10 Renville RJS, 4/16 Blue Earth (3) BHW, 4/23 Rock DBz, ANy. Early north (median 4/19) 4/20 Grant FGo, SEm, 4/21 St. Louis (2) JPR, FJN, 4/23 St. Louis FJN, JPR. High counts 4/16 Blue Earth (3) BHW, 5/2 Clay (3, near Felton) TCL. |
| 2018 | Summer | 8 | 15 | Observed in all western regions plus Brown, Kandiyohi, Mower, Rice, Sibley, Steele, Washington. |
| 2018 | Fall | 3 | 10 | Â No counts of more than two individuals. Late north 9/21 (2), 10/4, and 10/20 St. Louis H.R.B.O. Late south 9/28 Blue Earth (2) BHW, 9/29 Nobles JWH, m.ob., 10/2 Dakota ebd (median 10/9). |
| 2019 | Spring | 6 | 26 | Early south (median 4/3) 4/6 Rock JWH, m.ob., 4/7 Brown LiH, m.ob. Early north (median 4/19) 4/17 Clay TCL, 4/20 Wilkin (3) KRE, m.ob., 4/23 Grant WPl. High counts 4/15 Pipestone (7, Sweet Twp.) VKl, 4/21 Cottonwood (7, flyovers) KEm. |
| 2019 | Summer | 6 | 13 | Â Seen west and south of a line from Marshall to Dakota to Mower. |
| 2019 | Fall | 5 | 14 | High count 9/22 Blue Earth (3) BHW. Late north 9/12 Pine KrM, 9/23 St. Louis H.R.B.O., 9/27 St. Louis H.R.B.O. (median 9/28). Late south 10/5 Pipestone VKl, 10/7 Blue Earth (2) BHW, 10/11 Blue Earth BHW (median 10/6). |
| 2020 | Spring | 4 | 15 | Early south (median 4/3) 4/11 Fillmore (2) LHl, 4/14 Lincoln ASu, 4/17 Pipestone (4, 2 in two different locations) RJS. Early north (median 4/18) 4/11 Clay PBB, 4/26 St. Louis (W.S.H.C., adult dark-morph) FJN, 4/27 St. Louis (W.S.H.C., adult light-morph) FJN, m.ob. High count 4/26 Nobles (4, Grand Prairie Twp.) REn, m.ob. |
| 2020 | Summer | 3 | 12 | Seen in all western and southern regions. |
| 2020 | Fall | 8 | 19 | High count 9/16 St. Louis (4) H.R.B.O. Late north 10/2 St. Louis H.R.B.O., 10/8 Norman SDz, 10/16 St. Louis H.R.B.O. (median 9/28). Late south 9/27 Blue Earth (2) BHW, ChH, 9/28 Blue Earth (3) BHW, 10/2 Lyon RJS (median 10/6). |
| 2021 | Spring | 10 | 25 | Early south (median 4/5) 4/4 Pipestone (Osborne Twp.) HVD, VVD, 4/4–5 Pipestone (Rock Twp.) REn, RLF, ASu, 4/5 Rice ebd. Early north (median 4/17) 4/14 Clay ebd, 4/23 Grant ABL, 4/28 St. Louis EBr, FJN. High counts 5/25 Otter Tail (7, Eagle Lake Twp.) JsS, 5/25 Marshall (4, Foldahl Twp.) fide HHu. |
| 2021 | Summer | 7 | 11 | Seen in all western and southern regions plus Renville. Unusual location 6/6 Winona (3, Utica Twp.) ToM. |
| 2021 | Fall | 6 | 11 | High counts 8/18 Murray (3, Moulton Twp.) KEm, 8/19 Murray (3, Chanarambie Twp.) KEm, 8/22 Pipestone (3, Prairie Coteau S.N.A.) EHi. Late north 9/21 Lake (Stanley Point) ASu, St. Louis (2) IDv, 10/3 Wilkin REn, RLF (median 9/29). Late south 9/25 Houston LHl, 9/27 Blue Earth BHW, 10/9 Pipestone KEm, JWH (median 10/9). |
| Breeds mostly west. Migrant throughout, but rare north-central and northeast. | ||||
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| Column N | Number of counties where the bird was seen in the North. |
| Column S | Number of counties where the bird was seen in the South. |